Hygiena 2012, 57(2):72-74

Child Friendly Schools

Eva Vaníčková

Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 3. lékařská fakulta, Ústav zdraví dětí a mládeže, Praha

The article presents the UNICEF project Child Friendly Schools; it acquaints us with the manual of projects in brief. The project was motivated by the reality that basic and secondary schools are visited by more then two billions children daily, and schooling is not for every child a positive experience (for example: drinking water, school furniture, punishment and humiliation and others). The aim of this project is the creation of a friendly school environment for all children. The key principles of the project are: inclusive education, democratic participation of children, a supporting environment with the aim of developing the child's personality and ensuzing an excellent education. The core of the project are the rights of children. The model of Child Friendly Schools consists of four areas: 1) location, design and construction, 2) the school and the community, 3) the school as a protective environment, and 4) learners, teachers and school management. The purpose of the project is for all schools to be identified us child friendly schools. It anticipates that each school elaborates its own project and its realization is verified by a questionnaire survey. The school cooperates in the materialisation of the project with public health authorities.

Keywords: school and health, children, rights

Received: August 2011; Accepted: January 2, 2012; Published: June 1, 2012  Show citation